Chapter 674: Teacher He Guides the Way to the Dark Lantern (Ask for a Monthly Pass!) )
The seven-day holiday of the National Day, Tengda is, of course, a normal holiday.
The last cycle has just ended, and Pei Qian's personal property has also come to 2.2 million very movingly, so he can take this opportunity to take a good rest.
My parents finally moved to their new house.
Pei Qian's plan is very smooth, first let the second elder take the time to choose furniture, household appliances and the like, and then let them live for a few days to add vitality to the house, so that after the second elder gets used to it, the house will be sent out naturally.
It's just that this time Pei Qian came to the new house near the high-speed rail station, although he had been mentally prepared in advance, he was still shocked by the soft decoration style inside.
The full set of solid wood furniture is large and heavy, all dark brown; The TV wall is full of lotus flowers, and there are large landscape paintings hanging on the wall; In the living room, bedroom, and study, green plants can be seen everywhere.
Pei Qian thought silently, well, this time there is no need to worry about it, this house will be given to the second elder, and he will no longer live in anything.
However, Pei Qian really doesn't need this house, how comfortable it is to live in the sloth apartment, and there are housekeepers and cleaners, so there is no need to clean up the house or clean it.
As for the current two million personal assets, Pei Qian didn't think about how to spend them for the time being.
Save first, save some money, and your ability to resist risks will be stronger.
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On Saturday, October 8th, I went to work as normal.
Pei Qian came to the company office early, and today he has two things to do.
First of all, the shock department and the Tengda cornerstone award were arranged.
Secondly, assign the development task of new games to the Tengda game department.
The shock department and the Tengda Cornerstone Award in this cycle are really a bit difficult to choose.
Shock therapy is prepared for the department that makes the most money, but in the last cycle, it seems that many departments are making money, but none of them are earning to the point that Pei Qian is anxious.
The most profitable is obviously the 500 million IOI shares, but should this account be counted on the head of Dream Venture Capital, or on the side of Yuyang Games? None of them seem to fit well.
Strictly speaking, this is a legacy of history.
To say shock old horse? That doesn't make sense.
Therefore, Pei Qian thought about it for a long time and decided that this cycle would be a shock and touch the fishing Internet café. Of course, it's just the shock management, and the stores are still operating normally.
After the management arranged the location and decoration of the new store, they went into shock for three months, and the store staff were paid extra wages according to the overtime standard, so that the money was spent without new backstabs, which was perfect.
Although Tengda Games and Yuyang Games should also be shocked, this cycle still expects them to maintain normal operation to burn money, so they can only be spared.
As for the choice of Tengda's cornerstone award, it also gave Pei Qian a headache.
Originally, if Touching Fish Takeaway insisted on losing money until now, it would undoubtedly win the Tengda Cornerstone Award, but Touching Fish Takeaway has defected, so it is not eligible to win this award.
The other departments that Pei Qian had high hopes for, including the managed gym, the sloth apartment, etc., basically made all kinds of trouble, and they could only say goodbye to the cornerstone award of the "last reward system".
As for headwind logistics, I've already taken it once, so I can't take it all the time.
Pei Qian thought about it and finally decided to give this award to OTTO Technology.
Although OTTO Technology has done nothing, they only spend money and do not produce, which is already a great achievement.
Reward this kind of thing is not white or hairy, the short man pulls out the general, make do with it.
After everything was arranged, Pei Qian handed over the commendation to Assistant Xin, and then began to think about the new game.
This cycle is only four months, which is completely insufficient for a well-made RTS game.
Not to mention doing CG, it's not enough.
Therefore, Pei Qian thought about delaying this game to the next cycle, so that he could spend more money.
It's just that I don't have a clue exactly how to do this game.
Pei Qian didn't want to decide for himself, let alone let Hu Xianbin and them play freely, no matter which one it was, it didn't seem to have any good results.
So, let's turn to Mr. He for help!
Thinking of this, Pei Qian dialed He An for a video call request.
It didn't take long for the video call to connect.
He An had already left Jingzhou and returned to his residence. Judging from the situation on the video, it seems that he is reading a book while drinking tea, which is quite leisurely.
"Mr. Pei? What's the matter? He An took a slow sip of tea.
Pei Qian said very humbly: "Teacher He, I want to ask about the new game. ”
"Poof!"
He An almost choked.
For some reason, the more humble Mr. Pei's attitude is, the more people think that he is pretending.
Fortunately, He An was used to it, and after coughing twice, he said, "Didn't I already make it very clear?" What else is there to ask. ”
"RTS games, the game itself costs 200 million, and CG costs another 300 million, a total of 500 million, which is definitely challenging."
He An repeated what he had said before.
Pei Qian nodded: "I know, Teacher He." But if that's the case, I'm afraid it's still a bit insufficient. ”
"Do you want to think about the details?"
"For example, what kind of subject matter? What kind of setting should you choose? ”
"Should the difficulty of the game be hardcore or simpler?"
He An on the other end of the video was stunned: "Let me choose this too?" It's challenging enough, and it needs to be even higher? ”
Pei Qian hurriedly nodded: "Yes, add more!" ”
He An was silent.
So confident?
I've made RTS games, but it's not difficult enough, and I have to add more?
Yes, I hope you don't regret it.
He An thought about it for a while and said: "In terms of subject matter, there are actually not many options, nothing more than science fiction, Western fantasy, and Chinese style. ”
"The sci-fi theme is "Star Sea", and the Western fantasy theme is "Fantasy War", Chinese style...... No one has done it yet. ”
Pei Qian was overjoyed: "Then I do the RTS of Chinese style?" ”
He An smiled: "Don't you want to be challenging?" The Chinese style RTS challenge is the worst! ”
Pei Qian was stunned: "Huh? ”
He An took a sip of tea and continued: "There are almost no RTS games that domestic manufacturers can handle, if you make an RTS game with the theme of the Three Kingdoms or ancient mythology, and then spend a lot of money to craft it, even if the quality is generally blown, it will be blown to the sky by domestic players, after all, this is the only one!" ”
"When the time comes, foreign players will buy because they are interested in Chinese culture, and the chance of success is still very high."
"If you want to be challenging, choose Western fantasy or sci-fi, and directly touch "Fantasy War" and "Star Sea", how about it?"
Pei Qian suddenly realized.
Sure enough, there is an old man in the family, and there is a treasure.
If you didn't ask Mr. He to do it stupidly, make a Chinese-style RTS game, maybe you have to earn it again!
Thinking about it carefully, what He An said is very reasonable.
Misplaced competition, on the contrary, the probability of success will be greatly increased.
On the contrary, RTS games have already had "Star Sea" and "Fantasy War" Zhuyu in front of them, and if you follow the trend and make a similar one, won't this become a pure hard hit?
Very good!
Mr. He is really scheming, and he feels stable!
Pei Qian raised his eyebrows and continued: "Okay, then do it!" Mr. He, you continued, what about the difficulty of the game? ”
He An frowned and carefully looked at Mr. Pei's expression on the mobile phone screen.
Does it seem like a pleasure?
So confident?
I don't believe you dare to do what I say!
He An continued: "The difficulty of the game must be simpler. ”
Pei Qian was stunned for a moment: "Huh? ”
He An smiled: "Ah what? Can't? ”
Pei Qian scratched his head: "It's not that you don't dare, Teacher He, are you sure you can compensate if you do something simpler...... Oh no, more challenging? ”
He An frowned slightly, a little unable to tell whether Mr. Pei was sincere or acting: "Of course, there is nothing to doubt about this." ”
"RTS games are now in decline, but there are so many old players, and the most important thing is feelings!"
"It's a bit more cumbersome to do, like "Fantasy War" and "Star Ocean 2", which will naturally be welcomed by hardcore players, which is the target player group of RTS games."
""Star Sea 2" was released the year before last, although many people sang down, but the sales were not low at all, and the expansion film released last year was also well received."
"Although it is impossible to reproduce the glory of "Star Sea", it is very successful from a purely commercial point of view!"
"Making RTS games more difficult is the right way to open them, as long as they can meet the requirements of these hardcore players, their purchasing power is very terrifying."
"On the contrary, if the RTS game is simple, it is very embarrassing. For hardcore gamers, the game is too simple and boring to play; For the average player, no matter how simple it is, it is also an RTS game, can it be compared to GOG? Still won't touch it. ”
Pei Qian was stunned again.
That's right! What Mr. He said makes sense!
After all, Pei Qian is also a person who has studied game design, and He An immediately understood it a little bit.
"Okay, I understand Mr. He! You are my guiding light! When the game is finished, you will definitely be invited to the nameless restaurant for a big meal! ”
Pei Qian thanked him for his kindness, and then hung up the video.
He An looked at the prompt of "video end" on the mobile phone screen, a little puzzled.
Mr. Pei seems to be talking ...... A guiding light?
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After hanging up the video, Pei Qian knew it completely.
To make a low-difficulty sci-fi or Western fantasy-themed RTS game, smash it for 500 million, it will definitely be a loss!
So the question is, whether to do science fiction or Western fantasy.
After thinking about it for a while, let's do science fiction.
On the one hand, "Star Ocean 2" was released more than a year ago, and it is still popular until now, and if you hit this, the probability of failure is greater.
If you hit "Fantasy War", it was a game nine years ago after all, and the probability of failure is not so great.
On the other hand, there are a lot of heroes in GOG that are suitable for getting the background of Western Fantasy, and Pei Qian is afraid that when the new game will be linked with GOG again, all the players of GOG will be turned over, and it will be troublesome.
Judging by past experience, this is not impossible.
Therefore, it is still a science fiction theme, the probability of failure is greater, and there is more money to burn!